The poverty rate in Costa Rica

21 % in 2019

Though Costa Rica poverty rate fluctuated substantially in recent years, it tended to decrease through 2013 - 2019 period ending at 21 % in 2019.

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The poverty rate in Central America and the Caribbean
Guatemala 59.3 % in 2014 WB
Haiti 58.5 % in 2012 WB
Honduras 48.3 % in 2018 WB
Nicaragua 24.9 % in 2016 WB
El Salvador 22.8 % in 2019 WB
Panama 22.1 % in 2016 WB
Dominican Republic 21 % in 2019 WB
Jamaica 19.9 % in 2012 WB
Poverty and equity in Costa Rica
$1.90 a day % in 2019 WB
$3.20 a day 3.2 % in 2019 WB
$5.50 a day 10.6 % in 2019 WB
Number of Poor 0.1 millions in 2019 WB
Poverty Gap 0.4 % in 2019 WB